 | Samuel Bailey - 1835 - 458 pàgines
...within themselves : whereas new things piece not so well ; but, though they help by their ability, yet they trouble by their inconformity. Besides, they...still ; which contrariwise moveth so round, that a fro ward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as an innovation ; and they that reverence too... | |
 | 1835 - 444 pàgines
...those things which have long gone together are, as it were, confederate within themselves, whereas new things piece not so well: but though they help by their utility, yet they trouble by their inconformily ; besides, they are like strangers, more admired and less favoured. All this is true,... | |
 | Samuel Bailey - 1835 - 474 pàgines
...those things which have long gone together, are, as it were, confederate within themselves : whereas new things piece not so well ; but, though they help by their ability, yet they trouble by their inconforraity. Besides, they are like strangers, more admired and... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1836 - 426 pàgines
...unanswerable objection urged against all improvement. We have already quoted the dictum of Bacon — that a froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as an innovation. This was not the opinion of Ignatius Loyola, who in order tcf avoid any innovation in the shape of... | |
 | Ephraim Banks - 1838 - 436 pàgines
...those things which hare long gone together, are, as it were, confederate within themselves : whereas new things piece not so well; but, though they help...favoured. All this is true, if time stood still, which contrarywise, moveth so round, that a froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as an innovation;... | |
 | Robert Aspland - 1840 - 844 pàgines
...purified, and that the change •was not only just, but necessary. Dr. Butler was of Lord Bacon's opinion, that " a froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as innovation ;" though, to use his own words, " he hoped that the priming-knife would be used with a... | |
 | Francis Jenks, James Walker, Francis William Pitt Greenwood, William Ware - 1828 - 566 pàgines
...peace-maker who thinks anything better than controversy. Many of them are yet to learn from Lord Bacon, that ' a froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as an innovation.' It \vas natural to suppose that infidels would favor religious liberty, but they have commonly been... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - 1843 - 96 pàgines
...truly has Lord Bacon said, that " Custom is the law of fools ;" and how well does he elsewhere observe, that " A froward retention of Custom is as turbulent a thing as Innovation ; and they that reverence too much old times, are but a scorn to the new." No doubt this... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 226 pàgines
...And those things which have long gone together are as it were confederate within themselves, whereas new things piece not so well ; but though they help...froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing aa an innovation, and they that reverence too much old times are but a scorn to the new. It were goodi... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 pàgines
...trouhle .hy their inconformity. Besides, they are like strangers, more lilmired and less favoured. AH this is true, if time stood still; which contrariwise moveth so round that a froward retention of cortain is as turhulent a thing as an innovation, and they that reverence too much old times are hut... | |
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It is true, that what is settled by custom, though it be not good, yet at least it is fit ; and those things which have long gone together, are as it were confederate within themselves ; whereas new things piece not so well ; but though they help by their... 
